The impact of delayed nonurgent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic on surgeons in Alberta: a qualitative interview study

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Alberta Health Services (Jaworska, Brindle); Departments of Critical Care Medicine (Jaworska, Schalm) and Community Health Sciences (Jaworska, Schalm, Kersen, Smith, Brindle, Sauro), and O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Sauro), University of Calgary; Department of Surgery (Brindle, Dort, Sauro), and Department of Oncology and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute (Sauro), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Faculty of Nursing (Dorman), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.